7.7% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jamisontown · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jamisontown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Low levels of volunteering mark the current social landscape in Jamisontown. Only 7.7% of residents volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This suggests a community where few people are engaged in formal unpaid work for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very low here, with only 7.7% of people helping out. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state average. However, fewer people here do heavy housework or provide general unpaid care compared to most other areas.
9.8% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.2% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is common in Jamisontown, with 2.7% of people having served. This is about the same as the 2.8% recorded for Australia as a whole.
2.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Jamisontown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12009/jamisontown/topic/community